Heber Police Arrest Four In Connection To Stolen Cars

Heber City Police have arrested four people in connection to a series of car thefts.

Last week a series of burglaries had Heber Police reminding residents to not leave their keys in their cars. A rash of car thefts have hit not only Heber and Midway but also up into Park City and Summit County. Law Enforcment officials had been able to recover a few of the stolen cars but they had not made any arrests.

At 2:30 am on Tuesday a Heber Police officer attempted to pull over a car for a failure to stop at a stop sign. When the officer turned on their lights the car sped off resulting in a chase. The vehicle crashed, and two of the four occupants were arrested, while the other two fled the scene. Later in the day the two who fled were found and arrested.

The four people involved have been linked to at least two car thefts but the four are suspected in other car thefts around the state.

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A Heber City man was arrested Tuesday night after police found 149 pounds of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop.

Heber City Police arrested 51-year-old Sean Herwit and booked him into jail Tuesday on suspicion of felony charges according to a statement by the Heber Police.

During the routine traffic stop officers obtained a warrant to search Herwit’s car where they found 80 wrapped and sealed packages of marijuana with an estimated street value of close to $500,000 according to police.

Heber City Police arrested a man after he stole a car while claiming to be an FBI agent.

On Sunday afternoon 30-year-old Luke Menders approached another man at a 7-11 on Main street in Heber and asked for his keys. Heber City Police Detective Tammy Thacker explains Menders claim to the victim.

“He told the victim that he needed his car as part of an FBI operation.”

The man refused to give his keys to Menders, resulting in a confrontation.

The suspects, Carlos Garcia and Jennifer Granja, sold marijuana and handguns to a Wasatch BackNET undercover police officer according to an online post from the Heber City Police Department. The two were later arrested on September 27th after a traffic stop. During the stop and arrest officers found another handgun and a large sum of cash.